Build Peer-to-Peer Apps Using WCF -- Visual Studio Magazine

Build Peer-to-Peer Apps Using WCF

Windows Communication Foundation enables you to develop scalable, peer-to-peer (P2P) solutions. This session demonstrates sample P2P applications and shows how to build them using WCF''s new PeerChannel feature.

By Ravi Rao and Ram Pamulapati
02/20/2006

Watch the video of the session! (Running time: 1 hour, 6 minutes)

Windows Communication Foundation (formerly known as Indigo) provides everything you need to rapidly develop scalable, peer-to-peer (P2P) solutions. This session demonstrates sample P2P applications and shows how they are built using WCF's new PeerChannel feature. You'll get an understanding of the different types of P2P applications, how to build P2P apps, and the P2P features provided by WCF.

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